Solving for legs
Solving for Hypotenuse
Pieces of the Formula
Miscellanous
100
When one leg=3 and the hypotenuse=5 then the other leg=?
What is 4?
100
When one leg=3 and the other leg=4 then the hypotenuse=?
What is 5
100
A letter in the formula that stands for the length of one leg of a right triangle
What is "a" or "b"?
100

David leaves the house to go to school. He walks 200m west and 125m north. How far away is he from his starting point? (the diagonal)

What is 236 meters?

200

The bottom of a ladder must be placed 4 feet from a wall. The ladder is 10 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?

What is 9 feet?

200
When one leg=3 and the other leg=5 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 34
200
The letter in the formula that stands for the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle
What is "c?"
200
The only type of triangle you can use the pythagorean theorem on.
What is a right triangle.
300
When one leg=5 and the hypotenuse=13 then the other leg=?
What is 12?
300

A soccer field is a rectangle 100 meters wide and 130 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the other corner diagonally across. What is the distance across the field?

What is 164 meters?

300
The symbol we use to represent multiplying a number by itself.
What is "n²"
300
The spelling of the theorem we have been talking about.
What is p-y-t-h-a-g-o-r-e-a-n.
400

How far from the base of the house do you need to place a 15-foot ladder so that it exactly reaches the top of a 12- foot tall wall?

What is 9 feet?

400
When one leg=10 and the other leg=9 then the hypotenuse=?
What is the square root of 181?
400
The side that always has the longest length in a right triangle
What is the hypotenuse?
400
Construction workers are building a ramp. The ramp is 9 feet high and 12 feet long. This is the length of the slanted part of the ramp.
What is 15 feet?
500
When one leg=9 and the hypotenuse=12 then the other leg=?
What is 15?
500

A baseball diamond is a square that is 90 feet on each side. What is the distance a catcher has to throw the ball from home to second base?

What is 127 feet?

500
The operation we used to "get rid" of something squared.
What is taking the square root?
500
Roofers need to know how long of a ladder they need. The roof is 16 feet high and the bottom of the ladder will be placed 12 feet from the building. This is the length of the ladder.
What is 20 feet?
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